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two orders from japan over two months ago, now being informed "lost" and refund issued. i dont want my money, i want my baldre body and pinion gears

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19 minutes ago, Finnsllc said:

two orders from japan over two months ago, now being informed "lost" and refund issued. i dont want my money, i want my baldre body and pinion gears

There apparently is a big hold up from Japan. I had an ebay purchase earlier and after 4 weeks, seller said it's still in Japan. I had to get a refund (after seller recalled it). I'd avoid Japan for now. HK ships okay. Had rcmart ordered, arrived "normal" for slow boat (3 weeks).

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I think the world is on hold especially the far east I'm just ordering from places that may not be the cheapest but are reliable (modelsport, Tony tamiya parts etc ) although they can be competitive and modelsport are out of stock practically anything tamiya but far east at the moment is a big no no!

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2 Flysky rx's. Ordered from China on 4-22, delivered today.

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Heap of bits for my Comical Grasshopper and one part for the XV01

still more to come

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4 hours ago, KalEl63 said:

Heap of bits for my Comical Grasshopper and one part for the XV01

still more to come

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BUILD THREAD, BUILD THREAD!!!!!!!!!

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2 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

BUILD THREAD, BUILD THREAD!!!!!!!!!

Done

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Some tarty bits for future builds came today!

Subaru WRC Colin McRae decals from MCI for my XV01 build

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Some Square RC bits from Germany...graphite upper deck for my TT01E build, titanium hex screws and coloured rosette washers to add a bit of colour detail to my recent DF03 build body options

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And finally a couple of these blue servo saver caps, one for the future and the other to again add a finishing touch to my DF03

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9 minutes ago, Juhunio said:

Some tarty bits for future builds came today!

Subaru WRC Colin McRae decals from MCI for my XV01 build

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Some Square RC bits from Germany...graphite upper deck for my TT01E build, titanium hex screws and coloured rosette washers to add a bit of colour detail to my recent DF03 build body options

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And finally a couple of these blue servo saver caps, one for the future and the other to again add a finishing touch to my DF03

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I like the graphite tt01 deck👍 can I see spacers to fill the gap between the steering posts and deck? 

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I was looking at the Square TT01E Upper Deck, but the price really put me off! Madness for what you get.

I also saw those servo saver caps but my thirst for blue shiny bits was already quenched with screws which were completely unnecessary! 

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30 minutes ago, ChrisRx718 said:

I was looking at the Square TT01E Upper Deck, but the price really put me off! Madness for what you get.

I also saw those servo saver caps but my thirst for blue shiny bits was already quenched with screws which were completely unnecessary! 

Oh, it's definitely a bit on the expensive side, but some Hobby Maths helped to justify it. It was something like:

(((Cost of screws + cost of washers + cost of servo caps) - (Savings vs buying on eBay)) + (p&p / additional cost of TT01e deck spreading p&p over additional item) x coefficient of X where X = general unease at C-19 situation requiring cheering up with overpriced car parts = GO FOR IT!

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Received some vintage hotshot thrust washers and some new shiny steel pinions for my DF03. Thanks @Juhunio for your help with the pinions ;)

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35 minutes ago, mman2005 said:

Received some vintage hotshot thrust washers and some new shiny steel pinions for my DF03. Thanks @Juhunio for your help with the pinions ;)

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No worries!

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The FEDEX man came today and dropped off the Vintage Lotus 79 body set i ordered from Japan. This is one of the releases from 2001 which are strictly identical to the original from 1979, with the hard body and clear lexan practice body. It cost a bit to get it, but one of my original 79s is too damaged to restore. Se la vie.

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14 minutes ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

UPS guy has been! Shapeways delivery with my FF03 bulkhead and bearing steering rack, and Blitzer 3deg toe in rear uprights for @graemevw

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😎😎😎

Guess id better make those spacers then!

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6 hours ago, Juhunio said:

Oh, it's definitely a bit on the expensive side, but some Hobby Maths helped to justify it. It was something like:

(((Cost of screws + cost of washers + cost of servo caps) - (Savings vs buying on eBay)) + (p&p / additional cost of TT01e deck spreading p&p over additional item) x coefficient of X where X = general unease at C-19 situation requiring cheering up with overpriced car parts = GO FOR IT!

I've heard of that formula before 😆

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11 minutes ago, Oneball1971 said:

I've heard of that formula before 😆

It's actual science

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Well not exactly a postman delivery but I picked this up for free on gumtree today, the cabinet, not the car! So at last I can get my small collection out of the loft and on display! It’s only allowed in the spare room at the mo, but it’s a start! Apologies for the picture, it only wants to upload on its side!!

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Lightning fast shipping!   Now to decide on paint scheme for this surfboard, fits much better than the HiLux surfboard.

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Finally arrived today, wheels/tyres, thread lock and 55 turn motor. So I can now fit alloy steering and u/j drive shafts that’s been sitting for over a week.

 

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As an aside, I have now ordered pinions twice during all this. The first order was two months ago from japan.... That didnt work out as i was informed they must be lost and was issued a refund. Ordered again from ebay from cali and they were supposed to arrive monday. Well they havent showed up yet and tracking has them Shipped may 4th with no furter updates. Just ordered another set from amazon and they say delevery on the 15th. Killin me. Murphy does not want my db01 or dn01 to run.

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